Yes - quite correct, no battery. That's my stupid, probably thinking of some other piece of equipment. But it did have the power supply re-jigged for different voltage (that was 2007).
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "simmonssds7fan" <ptmetcalf@...> wrote:
>
> I did say if it had one and that I was not that familiar with the inner workings of the machine having never owned or worked on one...LOL! Its all good.
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@> wrote:
> >
> > Battery? In a SDS-8? What's that used for?
> >
> > --
> > electronically yours, jesper
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> > ken evans skrev 2013-05-23 15:01:
> > > Thanks for the responses - just thought it might be a common known
> > > problem that I could give the tech a heads up on when I took it to him
> > > (I was never considering attempting to fix it myself). Battery was
> > > replaced in 2007 - power supply was also converted from 110v to 220v,
> > > will be going back to the tech who did the conversion. Will update when
> > > I know what the problem is.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Ken.
> > >
> > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, "simmonssds7fan"
> > > <ptmetcalf@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Not being an electronics tech either, and not knowing the SDS-8 very
> > > well, I can't say: "this right here is your problem". What I can add to
> > > the conversation is that it obviously has a dead short somewhere in the
> > > unit causing the fuse to blow. If the unit has an internal memory
> > > battery in it, it may have leaked and caused damage to the board causing
> > > a dead short, or it could be an issue with the power supply unit inside,
> > > or a burned resistor, or...., but these are just random guesses. As
> > > stated before, without opening it up and visually inspecting it and
> > > checking some values, its near impossible to give you a starting point.
> > > If you don't have any electronics experience or knowledge, I would leave
> > > it to a pro. You'll be better off in the long run.
> > > >
> > > > ~Paul
> > > >
> > > > --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>, "WT" <waveterm@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Something is broken :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Take it to the tech. It could be anything, really....Without
> > > opening and
> > > > > doing a visual check and some basic measuring no one can answer you´re
> > > > > question.
> > > > >
> > > > > WT
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "ken evans" <tycho33@>
> > > > > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:Simmons_Drums%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:14 AM
> > > > > Subject: [Simmons Drums] SDS8 Power Issue
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm no electronics tech so I'll almost certainly be taking my
> > > SDS8 to my
> > > > > > repair guy, but thought I'd ask for any ideas on what the problem
> > > may be
> > > > > > first...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SDS8 was working fine for years - one day it didn't power up, I
> > > checked
> > > > > > the fuse, it had blown. I replaced the fuse with the exact same
> > > type, it
> > > > > > immediately blew.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any suggestions?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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